Kiwi Fag here (long time lurker)

or Ex PM John Key was the master of

'The dead Cat Bounce' move , its a Crosby Textor technique to cause a distraction ….

when unconfortable questions asked, just slam a dead cat on the table ….. now what are they going to ask ? …. Gee look ,whats with the dead Cat??? (See how that works?)

The Dead Cat Bounce is a Political Technique

used to create a distraction, although any party can do it , the Bounce is the Echo ,the feedback/change in the narrative that is caused afterwards - Classic Crosby Textor Move